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Birthday
We are reaching the fulfilment of this stage of the Archangel St Michael and the Dragon Sculpture. Dee describes this as “Giving Birth” to the sculpture which has been living in her head for a long time. Throughout Lent Dee has explored the struggle between light and dark. People from St John’s and the wider […]
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Show and Tell
What Quirks have you picked up from your evangelical past? This could be expanded include youthwork in general, and other traditions, but evangelicalism is the context in which I forged my identity. There was a bizarre mix of fear, repression and doom; combined with creativity, and lots of genuine love. But analysing that is not […]
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Faith and Art April 2026
Stained Glass We ran a Faith and Art session in Dumfries Baptist Church. We spent some time contemplating their beautiful glass art. Participants were then led by Artist Andy Brooke in creating using shards of glass themselves. These were applied to clear glass using glue. The discussion of symbolism in the window, and exploration of […]
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Forest Church May 26
QFC Sunday the 17th of May 2026 We will gather as Forest Church. Please meet outside the Crichton chapel at 2pm and dress for the weather. We meet in Peace All are invited. Whether you consider yourself a close friend of Jesus, or are just a wee bit curious we meet in his name and […]
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The Fabric Unravels
Alison sent in this link to a wonderful piece of textile art. Sit back and enjoy the animation, read the message “our planet” On the Beatie Wolfe website
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Gathering in Forests
Forest Church is a broad term. This post has a selection of the sort of events which can group around the phrase. I’ve listed rough locations, but please get in touch if you need more details. Silent prayer at Elshieshields By kind permission of Ann, you are invited to Silent Prayer in May. It will […]
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St Michael
You can still see the sculpture in St John as it nears the conclusion of the project. The detail is being added now!
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The Passion Cross
The Stained glass windows commissioned by St Johns from artist Andy Brooke were exhibited both in Dumfries, and on the Isle of Arran this Easter. Here is something about the symbolism in the pair. Symbolism in the design The design for the cross is based on three elements of the passion of Christ: nails, thorns […]
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QFC April 26
19th of April 2026 at 14.00 (meet at Mountainhall car park this month). Park at the downhill end of the car park and enjoy the view over the river. We will gather to meet with God in Creation. After the busyness of Easter this month will be a reminder of the days when we walked […]
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Easter Sunday 2026
This Easter Sunday fourteen of us gathered further west than in previous years. Storm Dave had blown past by the time we gathered at mossyard beach. It was still quite breezy though! We had decided not to book the Sauna in advance, but it was good to see it in person and this will feature […]